Halloween 2011

Or, a post (mostly) without narrative because if I start adding too many words, it will be 2012 before I get this thing posted.

Decorating for Halloween, finding an assortment of wigs and hats, and torturing the dog in the process:

Brother and Sister :: Pilot and Gremlin

Cora, The Gremlin

What is a gremlin?

According to Merriam-Webster: "a cause of error or equipment malfunction (as in aircraft) conceived of as a small mischievous gnome"

The onesie references Roald Dahl's The Gremlins.

See this classic Bugs Bunny cartoon....



Cora, The Gremlin, "I'll jack you up!"

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While the Pilot carved a pumpkin on the front porch, Gus found a long stick and imagined himself a helicopter. 

 

Perhaps he wanted to be a helicopter for Halloween....

While I nursed Cora, the Pilot continued to carve and Gus kept flying around with his stick for a rotor. He puttered in a circle, "Chop. Chop. Chop. Chop."

But then he heard an airplane.

 

And once the plane passed over, my little helicopter went on his way, the Pilot finished carving his pumpkin, and Cora kept right on eating.